Complete Definition of "cult classic"

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Noun
cult classic

  1. A work of fiction that is extremely popular with a select audience but may or may not be successful at the time of the work's original publication.

#:With weekly viewings in movie theaters running continuously for over thirty years, w:The Rocky Horror Picture Show|The Rocky Horror Picture Show is a major cult classic despite having since become known to the general public.

See also
import classic

Revision and Credits for"cult classic"
  • 2007-11-27 20:55 - Globish - wikipedia template, added sentence using rocky horror as a classic (pardon the pun) example

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